Top Law News Court declines Larsen and Toubro’s plea ro stay bidding September 14, 2010 / September 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday declined the plea of Larsen and Toubro Power to stay the bidding by state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation for the Rs.25,000 crore power equipment tender. “We are not inclined to pass any interim relief in favour of L&T,” the court said while refusing to intervene in the bidding process. The […] Read more » bidding Court declines Larsen plea stay Toubro
Top Law News Consider all aspects before issuing summons, court tells judges September 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday held that the metropolitan magistrates should apply their mind and should consider the entire material and evidence placed on record before issuing summons against someone. Justice S.N. Dhingra passed the direction on a summoning order passed by a metropolitan magistrate entirely on the basis of the complaint of one party. […] Read more » aspects before Consider Court issuing judges summons
Top Law News Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute September 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday called upon the rival parties to explore the possibility of a last-minute amicable settlement of the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. The order was passed on an application moved by senior advocate Prashant Chandra on the 125-year old litigation over claims by Hindus and Muslims to the […] Read more » amicable Ayodhya Court dispute settlement
Top Law News Court issues notice to defence secretary, IAF September 11, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notices to the defence secretary and the Indian Air Force (IAF) over a plea seeking contempt proceedings against them for not granting permanent commission (PC) to nine serving women officers. Justice G.S. Sistani issued show cause notices to Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and Air Marshal K.J. Mathews, air officer-in-charge […] Read more » Court defence secretary IAF issues notice
Top Law News Court questions DDA on closure of sports complex for Games September 11, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday questioned the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna over the Siri Fort Sports Complex being closed to its members due to the Commonwealth Games Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mool Chand Garg issued notice and asked the DDA to submit before it the files containing details of […] Read more » closure Court DDA Games on questions Sports complex
Top Law News Court asks Delhi Police to protect married couple September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the response of Delhi Police for not giving protection to a young couple who entered into an inter-religious marriage against the wishes of their parents, and have been receiving threats from their relatives. Hearing the couple’s plea, Justice Ajit Bharihoke asked the station house officer of Naraina in west […] Read more » couple Court Delhi married police Protect
Top Law News Court rejects Maudany’s plea to quash charges September 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Thursday rejected People’s Democratic Party head Abdul Nasir Maudany’s appeal to quash the charge-sheet against him in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case. “There is a prima facie case against him,” Judge Subhash Adi said, dismissing Maudany’s plea. The PDP leader is the 31st of the 32 people charge-sheeted for alleged […] Read more » charges Court Maudany plea quash rejects
Top Law News Court hikes compensation for school stampede victims September 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday increased the compensation amount paid to the victims of a stampede in a government school in north-east Delhi in September last year. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan asked the Delhi government to give Rs.5 lakh to the families of each of the five girls […] Read more » Compensation Court hikes school stampede victims
Top Law News Man’s income basis for maintenance to be paid: Court September 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment What should be the basis of maintenance that a man should pay to his estranged spouse in a case of domestic violence? The Delhi High Court Friday ruled that the man’s income should be the parameter and not his family’s property. Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra made the observation while setting aside a family court order […] Read more » Court maintenance' Man's income
Top Law News Court cannot ‘ordinarily’ order reinvestigation of offence September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court cannot ‘ordinarily’ order reinvestigation of offence The Supreme Court has said that “ordinarily” the appellate court could not order re-investigation or fresh investigation into an offence and also there could not be two FIRs for the same incident. “Unless an extraordinary case of gross abuse of power is made out by those in charge of the investigation, the court should be […] Read more » Court offence order ordinarily reinvestigation
Top Law News Sohrabuddin killing: Court questions Amin’s co-accused September 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notices to eight accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case who challenged co-accused and former police official N.K. Amin’s plea to turn an approver. Justice Akil Kureshi ordered the notices to be issued after a designated Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Aug 26 referred suspended […] Read more » co-accused Court questions Sohrabuddin killing
Top Law News Phone-tapping of anti-social elements justified: Court August 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Phone-tapping of anti-social elements justified: Court The Delhi High Court Friday held that investigating agencies can intercept phone calls of an individual if there is sufficient evidence to prove that he or she is involved in anti-social activities. The court dismissed the plea of an accused involved in drug trafficking cases challenging the government’s decision to tap his mobile phone six […] Read more » anti-social elements Court justified Phone-tapping